Edgewood Borough
Edgewood Railroad Station, Edgewood, Pennsylvania. Courtesy of SAH Archipedia. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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Edgewood is a small borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, incorporated on December 1, 1888, and adjacent to the eastern border of the city of Pittsburgh. From its early years as a suburban residential enclave it developed a distinct architectural character, with tree-lined streets featuring historic homes and civic buildings that reflect late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century styles. Notable historic structures include the Gardner-Bailey House, an 1864 residence exhibiting a mixture of architectural influences and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the well-preserved Edgewood Railroad Station, a modest early twentieth-century train station attributed to architect Frank Furness that demonstrates utilitarian yet expressive brick and shingle design.
Edgewood’s civic heart includes the stately Edgewood Borough Building, constructed in the early twentieth century and housing municipal services, and the First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, anchored by its architecturally significant church edifice. The Edgewood Community House, which houses the CC Mellor Memorial Library and the historic Edgewood Club, further illustrates the borough’s rich architectural heritage, blending community and cultural functions within historically rooted structures. The presence of these landmarks, alongside residential architecture ranging from Victorian-era homes to Arts & Crafts influenced houses, contributes to Edgewood’s designation as a historic district that preserves important facets of the region’s architectural and community development.
